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". Joint demonstration plant at Sparkasse Fürth - use of fuel cell micro power plant BlueGen under real conditions over the next two years

An old idea is new honor: As early as 1870 wrote Jules Verne, the fuel cell's potential to "indefinitely, the power supply of the save earth "can. "The fuel cell is indeed comparable to the dimensions of a normal boiler room, but uses natural gas into a hydrogen-rich gas for subsequent electricity and heat generation in an electrochemical process to. Thus, the efficiency is increased, the primary energy is used very efficiently, "explained infra-chief Hans Partheimüller the merits at the idea of a test system.
During the fuel-partner loyalty program the Kassel Wingas offers its partners exclusive financial support for testing CHP plants based on fuel cell technology, a maximum of two years. An offer that was gladly accepted by the infra Fürth. It fits in the opinion of the managing director for infrastructure, as a trendsetter to test innovative and pioneering technologies and to contribute to the results of market. In the near future these micro power stations one and two-family homeowners can offer an additional safe and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional energy supplies. Particularly in conjunction with a fuel cell "Natural gas is the ideal complement to renewable energy" is, Mayor Dr. Thomas Jung is convinced.
Topping the savings bank building on the Maxstraße in the heating system, is now available since mid-September, such a little powerhouse, which on first sight rather looks like a washing machine. But the BlueGen fuel cell system of Ceramic Fuel Cells GmbH has it all: With an electrical output of about 1.5 kilowatts (kW) and a thermal output of about 0.6 kW results in a very high electrical efficiency of about 55 percent of a total efficiency of up to 85 percent. The aim of the manufacturer from Heinberg in North Rhine-Westphalia is a decentralized solution for the energy supply in the building to offer and to combine electricity and heat generation. Unlike CHP plants common to the BlueGen, due to low heat output all year, round the clock to produce electricity.
Concretely, the savings bank is now the electricity consumed directly in the building and feeds the waste heat into the existing hot water tank a. The Sparkasse Fürth was immediately willing to support the project. In addition to the innovative aspect hopes to CEO Hans Woelfel to realize small savings.
Mirsch Detlef, Head of Technical Services at the Wingas accompanied the Fürth project. The use of a fuel cell as a miniature power station to supply as a decentralized alternative to the four walls of electricity and heat, is for him represents a pioneering applications of natural gas in the home and especially in small and medium-sized commercial area

The technical data of the new fuel cell at a glance:
Investment costs: € 36,500
Overall efficiency: to 85%
Electrical efficiency: 60%
thermal efficiency: to 25%
electrical power: 0.5 to 1.5 kW el
thermal performance: to 0.61 kW th
Electricity / year: 13,000 kWh
Heat production / year: 5,200 kWh
CO 2 -Einsparung/Jahr: 4,8 t
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Note the price see how the grants stack up, but also crucially how much is Bluegen worth in comparison to battery backup for Solar to provide baseload. As I recall the price for the Redflow + PV doubled the cost of installation and even the best LiON cells are charge limited c/w replacing fuel cell stack.